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Poem / Poetry

November 29, 2022

I just needed to write this Read More

Tags: loss, life, cancer

Another biographical offering from Freya Pickard, tracing her development both as a person and a poet from her early twenties to mid-forties. Freya Pickard is a cancer survivor, whose fight for life has forever changed her. These changes are reflected in a variety of poems she permits to be published… Read More

Tags: poetry, lover, dancing, cancer, worker

Short Story / Fantasy

August 21, 2022

Reads: 144

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

This one is about a little girl with cancer, but don't worry, it's not as sad as you'd think. Read More

Tags: humor, cancer, touching, uplifting

Dedicated to Pepper Martin (1936-2022) who died on March 18, 2022. Read More

Tags: death, cancer, farewell, actor, wrestler

Poem / Non-Fiction

July 29, 2022

Reads: 90

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Dedicated to Earnest Martin Owens (1960-2021) who died one year ago today on July 29, 2021. Read More

Tags: death, friend, cancer, computers, anniversary

Poem / Non-Fiction

July 13, 2022

Reads: 96

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Dedicated to Charles F. Johnson (1947-2013) who died nine years ago today on July 13, 2013. Read More

Tags: death, leukemia, dad, cancer, anniversary

I went from diagnosis to surgery faster than you can say Carcinoma in Situ. I write with detail and humor about my journey. Read More

Tags: humor, cancer, nonfiction

When cancer comes back... Read More

Tags: survivor, fight, fear, cancer, chemo

For my dear friend Read More

Tags: survivor, fight, fear, cancer, chemo

Darkness Read More

Tags: cancer

Essay / Non-Fiction

January 13, 2022

Reads: 288

Comments: 12

The Booksie Classic House

Cover: Pixabay. Read More

Tags: death, grief, cancer

Short story entry for Reedsy. The prompt was "Start your story with a character who is always running late arriving somewhere just as it closes." :) Read More

Tags: kids, illness, cancer, youngadult, short-story

Essay / Non-Fiction

November 14, 2021

Reads: 330

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

We’ll see what happens Read More

Tags: cancer

Dedicated to Peter Scolari (1955-2021) who died on October 22, 2021 Read More

Tags: death, cancer, biography, actor

From the death bed - to something wonderful Read More

Tags: death, life, hospital, future, cancer

Dedicated to Charles F. Johnson (1947-2013) who died on July 13, 2013 Read More

Tags: death, birthday, tribute, dad, cancer

Laura is leaving Indiana after 15 yrs and has escaped an abusive relationship, she has been called home to Ohio to help take care of her dying mother, in a span of exactly one month she begins to come to terms with her mothers death and the relationships with her… Read More

Tags: cancer, domestic-violence, sibling-quarrels-coming-to-terms

Too much sickness and death. Read More

Tags: death, grief, cancer, breaking-point

Poem / Poetry

September 24, 2021

Reads: 119

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

One of those 4am things Read More

Tags: cancer

Article / Non-Fiction

June 20, 2021

Reads: 199

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Dedicated to Charles F. Johnson (1947-2013) who died on July 13, 2013 Read More

Tags: death, leukemia, dad, cancer, fathers-day

Dedicated to Norman Greene (1945-2001) who died on June 12, 2001 Read More

Tags: death, cancer, asylum, uncle, schizophrenia

A simple story that happened during covid outbreak. A reminder to others to cherish every moment with loved ones. Read More

Tags: cancer, short-story, covid, husband-and-wife

Short Story / Horror

May 06, 2021

Reads: 278

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The The Horror House House

Laura was in pain. She didn't really care what it took to take it away. Read More

Tags: gothic, monsters, cancer, hospitals, body-horror

Poem / Poetry

March 30, 2021

Reads: 283

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Cancer survivors are often plagued with a fear of a recurrence of the disease Read More

Tags: survivor, anxiety, cancer, threat, fear-of-recurrence

That moment when you find out you are cancer free after months of suffering through chemo treatments. Read More

Tags: survivor, happiness, celebrate, cancer, bell

A hooker copes with loss of life around her. Read More

Tags: cancer, books, kjaerbaek, glioblastoma, miengioma

Tags: loss, death, depression, prose, cancer

From the age of eight, I had had sex with men who didn’t ask my name, until I met Jerrod. Not only did he ask my name on our first trick but last night, seven years and two kids later, he asked me to marry him. ‘If I say yes,… Read More

Tags: cancer, funny, malta, parenting-teenagers, mature-read

Writing Contest / Poetry

January 25, 2021

Reads: 280

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Observance of my then Fiancé as she battled Cancer. A battle that she ultimately lost. Read More

Tags: cancer, observance

Poem / Poetry

January 20, 2021

Tags: poetry, grief, sadness, cancer, personal-work

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